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If you are looking for a one-stop tool to personalize and manage your Windows 11 PC, I would highly recommend Wintoys. It's an impressive app that combines the Task Manager, Control Panel, and various system tools to deliver the best PC experience.

If you are looking to roll back Windows 11 24H2 and return to the older 23H2 build, you can follow our detailed guide. In case, you are stuck on a black screen after installing the 24H2 update, we have a dedicated method to fix the issue right away.

Windows 11 lets you move the Start menu to the left and you can also add more apps to the Start menu. However, to remove the Recommended section and apply other UI changes, you will have to use third-party apps like Windhawk, Start11 or StartAllBack.

While Windows 11 has decent customization options for Taskbar, for advanced customization, you will have to rely on third-party tools like Windhawk or ExplorerPatcher. Go through our tutorial to find all the customization options for the Windows 11 Taskbar.

We have curated a list of 10 best email clients for Windows 10 that offers excellent features, tight security including encryption, and integration with many cloud storage providers. From eM Client to Mailbird, the new Outlook, and Zoho Mail, we have covered all the latest apps in this article. Go through our list to find a suitable email client for your Windows 10 PC.

Microsoft's Windows 11 Media Creation Tool lets you create a bootable USB within minutes. It also downloads the latest Windows 11 image automatically and flashes the ISO onto the USB flash drive. You can use the USB drive to clean install Windows 11 on any PC.

If you are stuck with an odd date format on Windows 11, you can easily change it via Windows Settings. Open Regional format under Settings to customize the date format. Besides, you can modify the date format via the Control Panel.

If you are noticing poor battery life on your Windows 11 laptop, you should check the battery health. Using a CMD command, you can quickly find the battery health of your laptop. Apart from that, you can also use apps like BatteryInfoView and BatteryMon.

There are several factors that can cause high CPU usage on Windows 11. You can choose to disable Windows Update and remove apps from Startup to keep your PC fast and snappy. Apart from these methods, we have mentioned other tricks to free the CPU from unnecessary load.

Microsoft will soon discontinue it in March 2025. However, for those who still want to use Android apps on Windows, there are many ways to do so other than WSA. You can download the Play Games Developer Emulator, use Phone Link to stream apps directly from your phone, or use WSABuilds project till WSA remains up and running.

You can test out Microsoft's new Windows CPC aka NXT OS on your PC. It's a stripped-down version of Windows and the shell is powered by Edge WebView.

If you want to check out new and experimental Windows 11 features, you can consider joining the Windows Insider Program. You can switch to one of the four Insider channels: Release Preview, Beta, Dev, and Canary. Follow our guide to get started.

You can now copy text from images via the Photos app on Windows 11. You no longer need to rely on third-party tools. Just move to Windows 11 24H2 and update the Photos app via Microsoft Store.

A high schooler from Bangalore has developed an app that brings Apple's Writing Tools to Windows 11. It works amazingly well and supports all apps and windows. The tool uses Google's Gemini 1.5 Flash model to process the text quickly.

Microsoft is working on an "Adminless" Windows 11 security feature aka "Administrator Protection" that will replace the UAC prompt with secure user authentication. Administrator rights will be temporarily granted, improving the security of Windows 11 PCs significantly.

If you find the "Learn About This Picture" icon annoying on your desktop, you can remove it through the Registry Editor. You can also change the wallpaper from your own collection to quickly hide the icon.

You can now access your Android phone's storage directly in Windows 11 File Explorer. You just have to set up Phone Link and enable "Show mobile device in File Explorer" in Windows Settings. You can access all the directories and copy files even when your phone is locked.

The AppData folder, as the name suggests, stores application-specification files such as log data, settings, cached files, configuration files, and more. You can delete unnecessary files from the AppData folder to free up storage space on your PC.

The Windows 11 24H2 update is finally here and it brings a number of AI features. However, most of them are exclusive to Copilot+ PCs. New AI features include Cocreator and Generative Fill/Erase in MS Paint, a new Copilot app, AI Super Resolution, Voice Clarity, and more.

You can now install the Windows 11 24H2 update right away. Microsoft has rolled out the update to all eligible users in a phased manner. You can also download the Windows 11 24H2 ISO file and clean install the latest build. That said, much-touted AI features like Recall and Cocreator are not available on x64 PCs. These features are exclusive to Copilot+ PCs.

Split screen on Windows using the Snap windows feature could be incredibly useful for multitasking and enhancing your productivity. There are four ways to split screen on Windows — using snap layout, drag and drop, keyboard shortcuts, and using snap bar.

JPEG XL is an image compression format that improves upon older image formats like JPEG, PNG, and WebP, and will soon be supported on Apple devices. It promises about 60% less file size compared to a JPEG with the same visual quality, 20% smaller lossless JPEG transcoding, and 35% smaller than PNG

While Windows Security is more than enough on Windows 11, you might want to try other antivirus software for extra features. Some of the best free antivirus software on Windows 11 are Avast, AVG, Avira, and Bitdefender. They all can exist alongside Windows Security but be warned as most of them come with lots of bloatware baked in, which could slow down your PC.

You can now end tasks from the Windows 11 Taskbar. You don't have to open the Task Manager to do it. It's hidden under the Developer Settings page. Once enabled, you can kill any task from the Taskbar. That said, it doesn't work for Windows Explorer.

A Windows theme is a collection of images you can set to auto-change so you won't get bored seeing the same desktop wallpaper daily. The store has plenty of themes but not all of them are great. Hence, some of the best themes are Springtime Art, Architectural Structures, Rain in the City, and more mentioned in the article.

Intel's new Lunar Lake architecture is generating quite a buzz as the company moves to a mobile-first approach, emphasizing efficiency at every step. Intel is taking Qualcomm head-on to prove x86 chips can be as efficient as ARM-based SoCs. Intel has moved to TSMC's 3nm process node to manufacture its Compute tile and has added integrated memory directly on the SoC, similar to Apple Silicon. There are many such radical new changes Intel has opted for Lunar Lake. Go through our article to find all the key architectural changes.